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Your State - Crime Statistics
Disaster Center Crime Rates in Mississippi from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/mscrimn.htm
Teen Violence Prevention Programs
Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Chris Gilmer, Project Director Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM) 310 Airport Rd., Ste. D Jackson, MS 39208 Phone: 800-233-7326 Fax: 601-933-1138 E-mail: dream@cenaccsys.com URL: www.secapt.org	The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
Violence Prevention Resource Center of the University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Johnny Purvis, Director PO Box 5068 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Phone: 601-266-4559 Fax: 601-266-5714	The Resource Center works with gangs and cults, school safety, and at-risk students.
Mississippi Attorney General's Initiative on Youth Violence and School Safety Sandra Shelson, Program Coordinator PO Box 220 Jackson, MS 39205-0220 Phone: 601-359-3680 Fax: 601-359-5025 URL: www.ago.state.ms.us /safeschools.htm
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Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.